Where does “حيوان” come from?

حيوان (Arabic) comes from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

حيوان (Arabic): animal, beast; animals, living creatures; long,...

Definitions

  1. animal, beast; animals, living creatures; long,...

Ancestry of “حيوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “حيوان”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →